OT, i think...

Gary Kline kline at thought.org
Wed May 15 06:15:44 UTC 2013


On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 03:02:28PM -0500, Edwin L. Culp W. wrote:
> SIMIoff topic. (I think)
> 
> Sorry but I am envious that you have a chrome working.  I am stuck with the
> ===>  chromium-25.0.1364.172_1 has known vulnerabilities:
> chromium-25.0.1364.172_1 is vulnerable:
> chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities
> 
> WWW: http://portaudit.FreeBSD.org/bdd48858-9656-11e2-a9a8-00262d5ed8ee.html
> => Please update your ports tree and try again.
> *** [check-vulnerable] Error code 1
> 
> Sorry but I'm not sure which is worse, having it or not having it.
> 
> Again i apologize.
> 
> ed
> 


	hmmm.  the chrome that I have is running on my ubuntu linux
	laptop.  [i've switched to linux because it was easier to upgrade.
	now, I dunno.  at any rate, when I was fully BSD, some N years
	ago, there was no chrome... .   The only ++plus is that I
	still know hoto hack code. :_)

	gary


> On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 4:00 AM, Gary Kline <kline at thought.org> wrote:
> 
> >
> > guys,
> >
> > if   goog had their browser from BSD it would help big-time; I use one of
> > the
> > zillions of linux distros for my desktop.  I dont have a bleeding edge
> > cell. just something to call the cops or "access" [ small bus with wchair
> > lift.]  only have one hand, so cant easily hold cell and "type" blah * 3.
> >
> > SO, the upshot is, since I use firefox mostly, and chrome, rarely, I got a
> > bit befuddled tonight trying to read an old philosopher's translation on
> > chrome.  I got to fess-up.  reading on the screen is vastly easier than
> > getting out a REAL book  and paperweights, and taking off my eyeglasses,
> > &C!  tonight, I figured out howto enlarge the font and bring up the book.
> > --i read "the prince" by nick whatever.  this on google's browser.  it
> > took awhile before I realized that I wasnt hearing the words!   yes, the
> > speaker in the circle [[upper right]] read aloud   and I could glean
> > that much more by reading with eyes and ears.  ===but=== is there some
> > magic I ca n use to do an "All", and then fire off the text-to-voice?
> >
> > <CAUTION>
> > [[[the following is interesting only if you're into art schopenhauer.
> > his works were not correctly xlated until {i think} 1954.  I bought the
> > p'back of his *Parerga and Paralipomena: A Collection of Philosophical
> > Essays*.  I never read it.  google has it, and I suppose I could cough pup
> > $whatever.  but only if they got their tts stuff working without me having
> > to
> > mouse 600+ pages or whatever it requires.  ]]]
> > </CAUTION>
> >
> > anybody know howto make this All menu cmd work in chrome?  in ffox, it's
> > a simple edit->control-A
> >
> > thanks much,
> >
> > gary
> >
> >
> >
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